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Cardinals 21, Lions 45: Week 5 recap

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ARICardinals21

Final · Sun, Oct 11 · State Farm Stadium

Jacoby Brissett passing yards29229/47, 292 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Turnover margin-10 takeaways, 1 giveaways

What happened

The Cardinals got run over by the Lions 45-21 at home at State Farm Stadium in Week 5, moving to 1-4.

The Cardinals were outgained 412-327, lost the turnover battle, 1 giveaways to 0, and went 8-18 on third down.

Jacoby Brissett went 29 of 47 for 292 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT. Jeremiyah Love had 12 carries for 22 yards on the ground. Kendrick Bourne led the receivers with 5 catches for 70 yards.

On defense, Budda Baker led with 1 sack and Budda Baker had 11 tackles.

Team stats

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Box score from ESPN.

Scoring plays

Score: DET-ARI

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